Merritt W. Dunlap, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Carson City, NV
Merritt W. Dunlap, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Carson City, Nevada, and NPI 1386604999, issued on Mar 27, 2006. Check the license (Nevada 8077, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merritt W. Dunlap
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 8077 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 412 W John St Ste D, Carson City, NV 89703
- Phone
- (775) 461-0021
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (775) 461-0040
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051128000159); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nevada School Of Medicine, 1993
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Merritt W. Dunlap in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 8077Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,275 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 219 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium272 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium141 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium130 claims
- Mounjaro116 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate99 claims
- Metformin Hcl91 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Merritt W. Dunlap among 1,243 family medicine physician records in Nevada
Merritt W. Dunlap, MD is one of 1,243 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2008 among the 726 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Carson City
They are 36 of the 1,556 NPPES records with a practice address in Carson City, and 1,243 family medicine physician records in Nevada.
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Common questions
What is Merritt W. Dunlap, MD's NPI number?
Merritt W. Dunlap, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386604999, issued on Mar 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merritt W. Dunlap, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 412 W John St Ste D, Carson City, NV, 89703. Phone: (775) 461-0021. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merritt W. Dunlap, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 8077, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Merritt W. Dunlap, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merritt W. Dunlap, MD had 4,275 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Merritt W. Dunlap, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.